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50 National Newsagent - June 2006 There's Gold in West Wyalong! Until recently, the newsagency looked run down and life was tough. However, the gold mine was given the go ahead and today the construction of the mine is almost complete. It brought 600 construction workers to the town and changed a sleepy newsagency which opened at 7am and closed at 5.30pm into one that now stays open from 5am 'til late. Damien explained: "We worked with News Limited to get the papers here at 5am to service the mine workers. "Our stationery orders have gone from a small order once a week to four or ve orders a day. From a position of 427th, we were 4th last quarter with ACP's Emerald Club. Our Lotto is up 42%. "The rapid growth has brought a new lease of life to the town, to dad and to our newsagency. "It is so much more fun when you see growth, achieve targets and make some money. It inspires us to want to beat each milestone and do better next month. "We had waited for ten years to be able to a ord a shop t --- the last one was in 1974!" Damien said. "Boyd Ryan from Pert and Ryan was a marvellous help and made many suggestions for which we are very grateful. He knew how much space to allocate to various departments and our shop is easier to manage, despite the rapid growth. He not only did the t out, Boyd helped with every aspect of the job, from lighting to colours, choosing the right oor covers as well as advising on any building work that had to be carried out. Local customers also bene t with a bigger range, faster service and better prices through the frequent ordering and buying power brought about by the mine workers. The gold mine will operate for at least 20 years (and could last up to 40 years) and a new Pace Farms state-of-the-art chicken facility also employs 50 people, so West Wyalong will be prosperous for some years to come and at last Phil has struck gold. Phil Vanden Bergh's family has operated the West Wyalong Newsagency for 40 years and Phil has been there for 30 of them. He just 'held on' for the last ten years through the drought, clinging to the hope that the promised gold mine would be set up in the area. His son Damien worked occasionally in the newsagency but had another job. He now works full time managing the store with his father. SHOP FOCUS